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dyspareunia

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dyspareunia /dys·pa·reu·nia/ (-pah-roo´ne-ah) difficult or painful sexual intercourse.
dys·pa·reu·ni·a (dsp-rn-)
n.
Difficult or painful sexual intercourse.

Dyspareunia
pain in the pelvic area during or after sexual intercourse.

dyspareunia
[dis′pəro̅o̅′nē·ə]
an abnormal pain during sexual intercourse due to a spasm. It may result from abnormal conditions of the genitalia, dysfunctional psychophysiologic reaction to sexual union, forcible coition, or incomplete sexual arousal. Dyspareunia is also associated with hormonal changes of menopause and lactation that result in drying of the vaginal tissues and with endometriosis,which may result in painful adhesions around the vagina and ligaments, decreasing their flexibility during intercourse. Dryness is commonly relieved by the local application of water-soluble lubricants. See also vaginismus.

dyspareunia
Painful sexual intercourse in ♀. See Coital migraine.


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Other women reported a lack of desire due to remembered dyspareunia and the experience of pain, mental discomfort with sexual arousal (usually due to a history of childhood sexual abuse or current undesirable, even abusive, relationships), or striving for perfection, resulting in a tendency to self-monitor their sexual experiences and their ability to please their partners sexually.
Female patients usually complain of malaise, dysuria, dyspareunia and leukorrhea.
Heterotopic ossification of the adductor longus muscle presenting as dyspareunia.
 
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